Why not wear fight shorts and shirt in high school wrestling?

[TomM]

Why not wear fight shorts and shirt in high school wrestling?

Examples here: < http://www.wiwrestling.com/WhyNot/WhyNot.htm >

What are your thoughts?

Picture examples borrowed from FLO Wrestlings "Who's #1?"
http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/251790-2014-Whos-1-Dual-Event/video/752635-Whos-1-Highlight#.VEqp-md0xo4

[leg turk]

I'm all for it, more kids would wrestle.

[Houndhead]

Wow, did Mark Hall dominate #1 Valencia or what.

[Ghetto]

Why not. Let's try something proactive to try and grow the sport. It takes away one excuse.

Great idea by Flo to do it on the big stage.

Wasn't a two piece "singlet" approved a while back? Not one team jumped on it, because I think we were all afraid they'd change their minds and we'd be out the money we spent on the new kind of "singlets".

[littleguy301]

I wouldnt have the problem with this idea either.

After my son and I watched the Hall match he was wondering why they didnt wear singlets. I said it was a choice and at this time he still wants a singlet

[thequad]

Why not give each individual the choice?

[Wisconsin Wrestling Fan]

I do not support this idea.  Wrestling is not fighting.  Let MMA promote their own sport.

[Ghetto]

I do not support this idea.  Wrestling is not fighting.  Let MMA promote their own sport.

Do you think that wearing board shorts while wrestling promotes MMA? Just because they where them? Does the MMA then promote surfing, where the shorts came from in the first place?

[aarons23]

I do not support this idea.  Wrestling is not fighting.  Let MMA promote their own sport.

We have to be smart enough to understand that MMA is an opportunity to grow our sport of wrestling, which we are in great need of. 

[HMsDad]

What's wrong with change if it is for the better of the sport? My grandpa use to mow the lawn with an old two wheeled mower that looked like it had razors for  cutting blades does that mean that is how I should? Things evolve for the better. I talked to some of friends of my 14 year old kid and the first thing they say is I would like to try wrestling but I'm not wearing that! 

[imnofish]

My son-in-law had good wrestling ability, but switched to basketball during middle school, because (when he hit puberty) he was so self-conscious about wearing the singlet.  With today's over-emphasis on sexuality, this issue looms even larger.  It is indeed appropriate to address those concerns with a uniform re-design. 

[MNbadger]

Fight shorts are too baggy.  They get in the way of several wrestling moves.  If you want to go to more typical "gym shorts" fine but they should be much closer fitting than the MMA type shorts.
I used to think MMA helped us but I have changed my opinion.  Mothers don't want their sons fighting, period.  I think it does more harm than good.

[Houndhead]

Maybe the change needs to start at the lower levels. Youth clubs could promote a choice of either one. Eventually the WIAA might come around.

[thequad]

In the 70's shorts over singlets were very common. I don't believe any rules have changed. At one time there was a rule that all wrestlers on a team had to wear uniforms that were the same. I don't know when this rule was changed.

[HMsDad]

Maybe the change needs to start at the lower levels. Youth clubs could promote a choice of either one. Eventually the WIAA might come around.

Great idea! That would be the way to start. Does the WWF say you must wear a singlet at regionals and state?